Every now and then, you’ll encounter someone that may not be the easiest person in the world to work with. It can happen anywhere and everywhere, and in our last community crew meeting, we ended up talking about the various…
Category: General (page 152)
Try the Tri
Like I mentioned last week, I find that signing up or registering – in other words, COMMITTING time – for a particular event or activity gets me motivated to go out and actually do something active. I think it’s because…
Student Burn Out — Stressful Times Call For Simple Measures
Most of us have days when we feel overloaded, overwhelmed, and underappreciated. When the dozen or so balls we keep in the air aren’t manageable. When dragging ourselves out of bed requires the determination of Hercules. It’s called burn out.…
The Breakfast Club
Last week, I accidentally ate breakfast. Yes, that’s right – I didn’t intend to eat breakfast, but I did… and it was the best thing I’ve accidentally done in a long time. But how did this happen? How does one…
A student’s experience studying abroad in Hong Kong
The University of Toronto provides students with a plethora of unique and interesting learning opportunities, many of which can quite literally be considered ‘once in a lifetime.’ One learning opportunity I unfortunately never pursued during my time as an undergraduate…
Don’t mind my bubble, I can totally still hear you…
So we’re all back to the grind now. I’ve been busy searching the internet for used text books, waiting in line at the book store, and just trying to get back into my routine. It’s pretty much business as usual. This…
volunteering and community
Earlier this week, my grandfather who was 88 passed away. He was a kind, gentle old man who always strived to do good, to help people. I remember when I was 7 or 8 years old, he was visiting us…
The Art of Getting By
To quote a friend: “I was Spongebob in 1st year; and now I’ve become Squidward in 4th year.” When I was a child, I used to be terrified of the dark. One day, my father told me that all I…
Easing Into Round 2
While many have already set goals, carved out their regular spot at Robarts, and resumed to a military school way of daily life, I’ve firmly operated this entire week as a slow ease into what will be another round of chaos.…
Breaking out of holiday mode.
Well, I don’t know about you, but my Christmas break was a whirlwind of family, friends, food, and more food. It was pretty darn cold back at home in Northern Ontario. So even though I got out to shovel snow…